Accessible to all

Auto mode allows all steps from data collection to a complete structure report from only an input chemical formula

Automatic intelligent space group determination

Complete handling of twins available

Numerical absorption correction available

Exceptional data quality

SHINE optic - comparable data quality and data collection to conventional system with 1/4 of the power use (600 W)

New HPC detector - newly developed for XtaLAB mini II

Low temperature device compatible and available

XtaLAB mini™ accessories

Oxford Cryostream 800

Whether 800 series, Plus or Compact, all Cryostream systems have the same unique mode of operation, allowing the systems to offer fast cool-down, high stability, low LN2 consumption and superior laminar flow. The new quiet pump is responsible for the gas flow from an unpressurised Dewar, through a flexible vacuum insulated transfer line, into the Cryostream coldhead. Once inside the coldhead, the liquid nitrogen passes through a heater, which evaporates most of the liquid into gas. This gas then flows outward along one path of the heat exchanger, through the temperature controller, to arrive at the pump at approximately 10 Kelvin below room temperature.

The flow rate of the gas from the pump is regulated by a variable flow controller. This gas flows back into the Cryostream coldhead where it is re-cooled along the second path of the heat exchanger.The gas temperature is regulated by a heater and sensor before entering the nozzle of the Cryostream, flowing along the isothermal nozzle and out over the sample.The temperature indicated on the Controller is a mapped temperature for the crystal position.

The default Cryostream gas flow rate is 5 L /minute, which equates to roughly 0.6 L of liquid nitrogen per hour.This means that a 60 litre Dewar will last for up to 4 days so can easily be run over a weekend without refilling. Turbo mode gives an increased flow rate of 10 L/minute if required.

Cryostream features

Best available temperature range of 80- 400 Kelvin as standard or 80-500 Kelvin in Plus model

CrysAlisPro v40

Now with full 64 bit compatibility!

Rigaku Oxford Diffraction single crystal X-ray diffractometers come complete with CrysAlisPro, our user-inspired data collection and data processing software for small molecule and protein crystallography. Designed around an easy-to-use graphical user interface, CrysAlisPro can be operated under fully automatic, semi-automatic or manual control.

The latest release, CrysAlisPro v.40, is now fully 64 bit compatible and ready for the future. As modern diffractometers increase in performance and speed, your experiments generate bigger and bigger images and datasets. Additionally, supporting large detectors with very high pixel counts, such as those more commonly found at synchrotrons, requires large amounts of memory. Moving to 64 bit gives applications access to more memory, enabling the handling of these very large image sizes and data sets.

Expanded support for older Rigaku instrumentation and third party hardware is also in this release.

See below for other new software features that have recently been introduced.

How to get CrysAlisPro

The software is freely available for users of Rigaku Oxford Diffraction single crystal X-ray instruments and can be downloaded from our forum. Please register at http://www.rigakuxrayforum.com. Any queries related to the software may be answered on the forum.

CrysAlisPro: Seamless from start to finish

CrysAlisPro combines automated crystal screening, the fastest and most accurate strategy software available, concurrent data reduction and automatic small molecule structure solution. Visual feedback is provided for each step with clear, color-coded guidance so that both novices and experts can collect high-quality data in the shortest time possible.

CrysAlisPro is built on a command line interface and the GUI retains full manual control options for those that want them. It is your choice how to analyse your data.

CrysAlisPro processes data using sophisticated algorithms to provide the highest quality data. As technology or approaches change, our software team incorporates these to further advance data analysis and processing.

Processing of challenging and non-standard data collections

CrysAlisPro contains a comprehensive and highly effective range of tools for tackling a wide range of samples from easy to challenging, and non-standard crystal samples. For example, EwaldExplorer and Ewald 3D (NEW!) easily identify effects, problems or artifacts in difficult or problematic datasets.

Ewald3D allows visualization of measured reciprocal space in 3-dimensions and in an undistorted way. Identifying diffuse scatter, modulation, subtle twinning, or incorrect instrument models is quick and easy with this brand new feature.

Supporting a range of crystallographic setups and applications

In addition to standard data collection routines, CrysAlisPro contains tools for working with non-standard experimental setups and sample types, including:

High pressure data collections

Variable temperature and multi-wavelength experiments

Powder experiments (data collection and processing)

Automatic screening or full data collections of several in situ protein crystals

Highly absorbing samples

Up to 8-fold twinned samples

Charge density measurements

Absolute structure determination

Software Compatibility

Exporting frames or data from CrysAlisPro into suitable alternative formats such as mosFLM, XDS, Denzo (HKL 2000) or another Esperanto format is easily achieved. Use CrysAlisPro’s data collection strategy to achieve the best data coverage in the quickest possible time and then automatically output into HKLF format for small molecule datasets or into the MTZ format for protein datasets.

CrysAlisPro is used by numerous research groups to process their synchrotron data. Our software is capable of importing data from several different detector types; known or unknown.

AutoChem

AutoChem is the ultimate productivity tool for small molecule chemists, offering fast, fully automatic structure solution and refinement during data collection. Developed in collaboration with OlexSys Ltd (Durham University, UK), AutoChem works in conjunction with Olex2 where more advanced structure solution and refinement functionality exists. AutoChem is seamlessly integrated within CrysAlisPro, and forms an integral part of our ‘What is this?’ feature.

The ‘What is this?’ feature gives you structures in seconds and ensures you are not wasting time collecting full datasets on known samples or starting materials. It is an alternative pre-experiment option, which is used to plan your full data collections.

Videos for the XtaLAB mini II X-ray diffractometer

Below are links to videos about the XtaLAB mini II single crystal X-ray diffractometer. The videos show the technology behind this benchtop single crystal X-ray diffractometer; how it is used in a University setting for teaching X-ray crystallography, and finally a guide to mounting your sample onto the X-ray diffractometer.

Videos for the XtaLAB mini II X-ray diffractometer

Below are links to videos about the XtaLAB mini II single crystal X-ray diffractometer. The videos show the technology behind this benchtop single crystal X-ray diffractometer; how it is used in a University setting for teaching X-ray crystallography, and finally a guide to mounting your sample onto the X-ray diffractometer.